Lookin good Surfer. Keep goin! Show them what you got. If yer using a chisel, and the pic shows your efforts over 3 hours, then I presume you: Take no breaks, You don't smoke, or drink beverages during the carving ritual, and if your Wahine wants to talk, she's outa luck! Your charging on this one and it's lookin good. Hope to see more soon!

Hey lake,
I'm glad to hear this deal really worked out for you. I remember that summer festival fiasco...

That tiki is going to be very cool! I can't wait to see what it's all going to look like when finished. Thanks for the in progress shots...and 3 hours?!?!?! Man that's good.
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Sunday was a splendid spring day here so I took the logs outside to work on...

Carving away on the 7 foot pole...
That's the beginnings of the tiki fountain in the background...

Progress made... hope to start on sanding Monday afternoon after carving the last face...

I'm picking up a load of fresh logs Monday morning... one of the cuts will be a section of tree trunk. That will become the bowl for the tiki fountain I'm doing also. I treated myself to a Lancelot for my angle grinder this weekend and am going to use that to carve out the bowl. Should go quick.

These projects are a blast... can't wait to start carving Monday again!

Day 3 of the tikis for Kahuna's Restaurant and Bar... Picked up a load of new logs of which included a couple cuts that are going to be bowls for tiki fountains. Went to town with the newly purchased Lancelot... still getting the hang of that gadget... the rough cut of the bowls turned out good...

Finished up carving on the pole... did a rough sand... hope to stain on Tuesday...

That is really looking nice, Lake! The grain's gonna look so bitchin' on that pole, especially near the top. Lots of character in the wood and a really nice design. The Lancelot rough-out grind pattern on the fountain bowls is unmistakeable. I really like that tool too, but it took me a few kicks to get the hang of it. I quickly learned not to let my attention wander whilst wielding it.... Thanks for all of the good pix.
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It'll be close to the entrance of the restaurant, near the hostess stand... as soon as people walk in the door the pole will be standing over them. I'll post pictures of them when they are installed...